culture

Greetings, good people. First, apologies if the subject matter has been discussed a lot, and I missed it. More apologies for what may be tl;dr because I have so many thoughts on the subject...and even more apologies because I'm likely to simply scatter-shot all manner of ideas, without much...

OK, I admit up front to some poetic license with the thread title, so I hope folks don't get too focused on that, but here's the thing.... Consider some of the great issues of our time: Climate change Energy Environmental degradation Nuclear power and weapons The global economy Stem cell...

Some positive news from the Vatican. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081005/ts_afp/vaticanpopesynod

The following is a brief excerpt of an exchange between me and thaiboxerken on the relationship between religions belief and personal views. If that were true there would be no branching of religious sects, no alternate interpretations, or evolution of religions over time. People don't...

Stanley Fish writes in The New York Times (Jan. 6, 2008):

RenaissanceBiker said: I assume that this is referring to natural philosophy and not ethics (unless ethics itself is just analysis of language). But beyond being useful for studying the cultures in which they developed, what is the similar value of: - Ancient Greek Philosophy - Native...

Does anyone know of any culture, anywhere, from any time period, that had atheism as its center? I see a lot, all as far as I can see, of cultures with some type of religion as their center.

I'm quite alarmed at the rate some of these CTers ideas can spread. and it's spreading like wildfire. I've just been recently reading into the whole truther movement, and quite shocked people put this amount of time, energy and thought into this fantasy realm they believe. I used to serve in...

hi there, excuse the noob stylee post. i'm a longtime skeptic, but i'm trying to find a way to deal with what appears to be a changing cultural climate in america. also, i'm trying to ferret out how much of that is just my perception (or my shrinking patience for weird woo beliefs in being...

Four democrats in Tennessee were arrested this year as part of FBI sting where they were offered direct money in exchange for their votes. One of the democrats was John Ford of Memphis Tennessee. For a simple state senator, John has the honor of having such a crooked past its on wikipedia...

Culture The attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization. A set of learned beliefs, values and behaviors the way of life shared by the members of a society. The accumulated habits, attitudes, and beliefs of a group of people that define for...

Apologies if this has been posted before, but I was shocked, nay, flabbergasted, by what's said in this article. Some gems: Apparently, Eugenie C. Scott didn't find this very surprising, because "Americans react very positively to the fairness or equal time kind of argument." Okay, so the...

This may or may not be the right board for this, but why is it that science develops differently in different places? There's no doubt that cultures demonstrate differences from each other in the processes and products making up what we call "science." (The observation, identification...

Who in the world could have a problem with American Culture? Cars and TV sets and technology galore. Convenience and name brands and everything a short drive away in your 9200lb SUV. Junk food and beer with TV sports. The best medical treatment that money can buy, and to heck with you if you...

In some other threads, there has been talk about some remarks allegedly condemning Islam and/or Arabs. First of all, I do not condemn all Muslims or the religion itself. I do, however, condemn Arab and Islamic cultures and countries. This may seem like a bigoted statement but it is not. I...

Statutory Rape in the Name of Culture and Tradition Brown-eyed dark skinned children deserve as much protection as blue-eyed white children, and "culture and tradition" can go to hell! We are being liberal-racists when we fail to protect the dark skinned children the same as we would white children.

...has finally come to the UK! From the good old BBC: Safeway sued over dog injury Such negligence, Safeway! Didn't you stop to consider the little doggies' necks when you launched your leaflet campaign? Don't get me wrong, I do feel sorry for the poor dog, but to claim that Safeway was...

Whats Wrong with a Culture of Hedonism? I’m watching Bill O'reilly right now, he is talking to Tom Green about MTV and its influence on young people. He takes issue with the Britney and Madonna kiss, saying that MTV is pushing a "libertine" lifestyle. I, for one, am all for a "libertine"...

Although religion is no longer dominates everyday life in Western society, Islam becomes the fastest-growing religion in America and in the world? A NATION CHALLENGED: AMERICAN MUSLIMS; Islam Attracts Converts By the Thousand, Drawn Before and After Attacks By JODI WILGOREN Source: The New...